Sentence examples for fly strike from inspiring English sources

There is the relentless routine of sheep husbandry castration, tail docking, fly strike, lambing, death and the overarching influence of dreadful weather.

"It was a bad summer for flies," said Kath Birkinshaw, a sheep farmer at Ashes Farm in the Peak District, who said "fly strike" – maggots – had afflicted some flocks.

Tail docking is commonly done for welfare, having been shown to reduce risk of fly strike.

Also, there was no sign of fly strike, no maggots that I could see".

"We know about farms where the sheep get fly strike [a parasitic infection] and it's not treated.

The same evening saw appeals for help from the southern front, leading the squadron to fly strike missions against Egyptian bridges and assembly point on the Suez Canal.

As if by magic the poles fly, striking the drum and producing sound.

And while a future president could warn Vladimir Putin to fly strikes at his own peril, the US stands to lose more should Putin simply continue strikes.

The daily transition from family life in Lincolnshire to flying strike missions remotely over Afghanistan and returning back home again has raised concern about the stress imposed on aircrew.

Norway and Denmark have tiny military budgets of only $6.4 billon and $4.5 billion respectively, yet they have been flying strike missions over Libya, while much larger countries like Germany and Spain have not — but not because they lack the capacity, but because they disagree politically with the airstrikes.

An American military official said that as few as eight additional ground-attack planes would help relieve the growing strains placed on the allied pilots who are flying strike missions around the clock, as well as the ground crews that are supporting the missions.